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Collage Fun for Little Hands

admin June 16, 2013animals, art, arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, djeco, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, matching, preschool, school age, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

I am constantly on the lookout for arts and craft projects that I can do with my preschoolers at work. Something that can be worked …

Learning the ABCs Has Never Been SO Much Fun!

admin May 23, 2013alphabet, apps, attention, focus, grasping, imagine machine, iPad, letter recognition, matching, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual 1 Comment

There are few things that make me happier than finding a great app to use at work. It’s such a great feeling to introduce a …

Fishing Around is Fun!

admin May 18, 2013attention, balance, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, focus, game, modulation, norman and jules, preschool, regulation, school age, toys, visual motor 1 Comment

I think all us therapists are familiar with the magnetic fishing puzzle by Melissa and Doug. I must use mine nearly 1000 times a year …

Stella!!! and Sam

admin April 25, 2013apps, attention, eye hand coordination, following directions, graphomotor, grasping, imagination, matching, preschool, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

My iPad is full of apps. I have actually had to go through and delete some to make room for the new and improved apps …

The OgoDisk is Oh So Much Fun

admin April 17, 2013attention, eye hand coordination, focus, games, gross motor, modulation, ogosports, regulation, school age, social skills, toys Leave a Comment

Now that it is starting to really feel like Spring, I thought I would write about one of the toys that I use at the …

Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This Blog

admin April 10, 2013app, attention, focus, following directions, imagination, iPad, language, listening, modulation, preschool, processing, regulation, school age, social skills Leave a Comment

Mo Willems writes some of my favorite children’s books so when I heard that there was an app featuring the Pigeon from his books, I …

Just Spot It!

admin March 26, 2013attention, blue orange, focus, following directions, games, matching, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sensory processing, social skills, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Sometimes the simpler the game, the better. I can’t tell you how many games I have purchased because they looked awesome and I thought the …

Hiho, Hiho, Hiho Batik We Go

admin March 13, 2013art, arts and crafts, attention, batik, crafts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, hiho batik, motor planning, park slope, school age, self esteem, sequencing, social skills, tracing, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I don’t consider myself entirely crafty. I love it and am inspired by crafty moms who spend hours crafting with their children. When I had …

Pep, Pepi Hooray!

admin March 8, 2013apps, attention, focus, iPad, matching, modulation, occupational therapy, pepi play, preschool, regulation, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I love the iPad. Love it a lot. I love it for all the things I can do with it personally (write emails, check the …

This Game is Nut-Tastic!

admin March 5, 2013attention, color recognition, educational insights, focus, following directions, games, grasping, occupational therapy, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I tend to have a hard time finding board games that are good for younger children. As an occupational therapist, I am constantly on the …

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